Hiro, Japan, 1951-04. Informal outdoors portrait of 2/40158 Lieutenant (Lt) Eric McPherson (Jock) ...

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Accession Number P02208.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Shelton, Jeffrey James
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Hiro, Japan, 1951-04. Informal outdoors portrait of 2/40158 Lieutenant (Lt) Eric McPherson (Jock) McCormick (left) and 3/395 Captain (Capt) Jeffrey James (Jim) Shelton standing beside the bay at Hiro. The men were at the Reinforcement Holding Unit, waiting to join the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), in Korea. Lt McCormick was to command the Assault Pioneer Platoon and Capt Shelton 'A' Company.